Jul 16, 2024BF3-0581Partly right

The Pixel 9 would use a 10.5MP Samsung 3J1 front camera with autofocus.

Did it turn out to be true?

Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. It was reported on Jul 16, 2024 in Android Authority, and we could not tell who reported it first. That was 28 days before Google Pixel 9 was announced on Aug 13, 2024. Google confirms a 10.5MP front camera with autofocus, but does not publish Samsung 3J1 as the sensor supplier/model. The camera specification is correct; the supplier/model portion is unresolved.

Reported by
Unnamed source
We read it in
Android Authority
Product
Google Pixel 9 · reported as “Pixel 9”
Ahead of the announcement
28 days · announced Aug 13, 2024 · from our product record · source
Read it at Android Authority →

The story of this report

  1. Jul 16, 2024This report · Android Authority
  2. Aug 13, 2024Google Pixel 9 was announced · from our product record
  3. OutcomePartly rightGoogle confirms a 10.5MP front camera with autofocus, but does not publish Samsung 3J1 as the sensor supplier/model. The camera specification is correct; the supplier/model portion is unresolved.

Other reports about Google Pixel 9

26 reports about Google Pixel 9 from 3 sources. Of the 25 we have checked, 17 held up.

Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel 9 report turn out to be true?
Partly right. Some of this was right and some of it was not. Google confirms a 10.5MP front camera with autofocus, but does not publish Samsung 3J1 as the sensor supplier/model. The camera specification is correct; the supplier/model portion is unresolved.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 28 days before Google Pixel 9 was announced on Aug 13, 2024.